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According to reports, emergency crews are responding to JFK Airport in New York after a jetliner carrying “100” passengers described as seriously ill landed at JFK International Airport. Passengers are reportedly sick with fevers over 100 degrees and coughing. The flight landed around 9:10 a.m.
ABC reports that the Emirates Flight 203 from Dubai arrived at 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5. The Airbus A380 has arrived at Terminal 4 and will be met by the CDC and Port Authority Police.
Officials say that the passengers will be quarantined at the airport and triaged for whatever is ailing them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the scene.
The mayor’s office has since confirmed the report.
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John F. Kennedy International Airport is the primary international airport serving New York City. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway into North America, the 22nd-busiest airport in the world and the sixth-busiest in the United States.
The airport is located in the neighborhood of Jamaica, Queens, and features six passenger terminals and four runways.
